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National Heroes Day was not on Monday
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, August 25 (PIA)—If you have this luxury of whiling your time in an extended weekend August 27, basking in the holiday sun, frolicking in some unmapped beach of simply in a hammock under the palm-fringed beach, thank a Boholano, who pounded a grand event which would make the first National Heroes Day distinct from a similar holiday in November. But did you know that this holiday used to be commemorated on a Sunday? The first celebration of the National Heroes Day had then Secretary of Education Cecilio Putong, a Boholano, taking charge to make the celebration grand, after breaking off from a seemingly similar celebration on November 30. November 30 then was in the memory of Andres Bonifacio and those who knew how to sacrifice the interests of self and the rich pleasures of living for the sake of the dignity and welfare of the greatest number.” This then makes it a duplicate with the holiday on the last Sunday of August. It was accordingly in the American Colonial Period that the celebration of the National Heroes day began, a celebration pegged every last Sunday of August. By Act 3827, the Philippine Legislature first enacted the holiday into law declaring the last Sunday of August of every year as a national holiday, in honor of unnamed heroes who have braved death, persecution for home, nation, justice and freedom. The Act however appears to be a duplicate of the holiday in November 30 by virtue of Act 2946 which celebrates Bonifacio Day and of Filipino heroes. This was in 1943. In fact, to make matters... read moreIMPORT VOLUME ENHANCEMENT, NOT TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS’ – DTI CHIEF
The Committee on Tariff and Related Matters (CTRM), Chaired by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez, together with Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol and other member-agencies, proposed supply-side interventions to minimize the impact of inflation and lower the prices of agricultural commodities. “Based on the report of Tariff Commission, modifying the tariff rates will not have a significant impact on the prices of agricultural products because many of these have relatively lower tariff base already, or would have landed costs lower than local prices. After consulting with various stakeholders as well as the current status of tariff rates, there’ll be minimum movement if we bring the tariff to 5 percent. So, this would not be the solution. Instead, we focus on supply-oriented actions and volume enhancements that would have immediate impact,” said Sec. Lopez. During the CTRM meeting on 15 August, potential solutions to reduce inflation as well as the results of the public hearing on the proposed tariff modification on meat, edible offal, fish, edible vegetables, feed wheat, and corn were discussed. It was concluded that the reduction on most favored nation (MFN) rates will not significantly reduce prices as the agricultural products are already being sourced from Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partners under lower preferential rates. “We need to focus our efforts in finding realistic and practical solutions to lower the prices while balancing the interests of both consumers and producers,” Sec. Lopez added. Meanwhile, the DA had issued a Certificate of Necessity allowing a maximum 17,000 MT of galunggong to be imported by accredited fish importers. The articles will only be... read more
176 EXHIBITORS IN THIS YEAR’S SANDUGO TRADE EXPO
About 176 exhibitors from across the country gather together in this year’s Sandugo Trade Expo, a four-day marketing event organized by the Department of Trade and Industry. “The Sandugo Trade Expo has already made a mark as one of the country’s most visited fairs,” DTI Undersecretary for Regional Operations Zenaida C. Maglaya said in her keynote message during the fair’s Opening Ceremonies. Every year, the fair catches the attention of buyers and MSMEs from all over the country and has become part of the travel calendars of major buyers and exporters wanting to source their raw materials here. “This is the first in 13 years that we have upscaled our provincial fair into a regional marketing event, that we have generated this much number of exhibitors, and there are still those who we could not accommodate,” Director Caberte said. As in past years, the trade expo has assisted more than a hundred micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. This year however, exhibitors have come all the way from CAR, Regions 1, 4A, 4B, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,...Game Dev Training Set In June
A Game Development workshop will commence this June 17th, lasting two days. It will be held at the Bohol Investment Promotion Center behind the Capitol Building. The technology used to make entertainment apps and games, including the growing VR and AR genres, has become democratized over recent years. It is now possible with game engines such as Unity, Unreal and CryEngine to make professional looking games that would have been exorbitant to produce a decade ago. The game creation software Unity will be the focus of this workshop led by developer Ben Skelton and artist Mariel Cerio. Industry topics such as the development pipeline, types of work and demand for various genres will be covered. However the priority will be the hands on development of a mobile game. Art, game design and coding will all come into play. By the end of the two days attendees will have made a game that they can play on their android device. Registration is limited to only 15 participants. Register online at tinyurl.com/gamedevbohol . Important note: see the requirements for own laptop with software already instThe cost is P500, lunch is included and proceeds will go towards future events of the Bohol Communications and IT Council. BIPC and Techtalks.ph are due thanks for being involved....Local News/ Bohol Balita
Auza.Net to Highlight Entrepreneurship on Technology Updates
By: Jerome Auza. For almost a decade now, Auza.Net has been publishing updates on technology relevant to Boholanos and the province. In the past year, we have seen significant efforts by the private and government sectors to encourage startups and entrepreneurship. This Technology Updates page covered many of the events such as Startup Weekends, Geeks on a Beach and various activities related to information and communication technology. There is a need though to highlight and encourage entrepreneurship in Bohol. And for this reason, Auza.Net will start to highlight news relevant to entrepreneurship in Bohol. There has been many programs by various government agencies such as DTI, DOST and the provincial government to support entrepreneurship. Specific focus is on micro, small and medium enterprises that employ a significant amount of the workforce. If you are a government agency, NGO or an entrepreneur yourself and you have news or press releases, you may send these to info@auza.net for publication. We will accommodate articles on a first come, first served basis. In this issue for example, we published the press release from DTI about the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP. The event has impact on MSME’s and by publishing this article, we hope to help spread the information to the general public. This year and the next few years will be exciting to the startup community and entrepreneurs in Bohol because significant development in infrastructure are being implemented or lined up for implementation in Bohol. For example, the new airport in Panglao will definitely bring more opportunities in tourism. On top of that, there are plans drawn up to develop a tourism estate...DOE-Visayas, nipasidaan batok sa paggamit sa LPG-refilled canister
TAGBILARAN CITY, September 14 (PIA)–Gitinguha ang pagdili na sa hingpit sa tanang dapit sa Visayas sa paggamit sa mga liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-refilled butane canister. Matud pa ni Department of Energy (DOE) Visayas Director Antonio Labios, hingpit gyud nga gidili ang paggamit sa LPG-refilled butane canister tungod kay naghatag kini og kakuyaw sa sunog gumikan kay dili na man masubay ang standard nga gikinahanglan alang sa luwas nga paggamit niini. Si Labios nitumbok sa kabalaka sa kaluwasan kalabot sa baratong kantidad sa pagpa-refill sa LPG canister taliwala sa pagdagsang sa mga ilegal o backyard refilling sa LPG o butane canisters. Ang pagpa-refill sa butane canisters nagkantidad lamang gikan P8.50 ngadto sa P12.00 kun itandi sa pagpalit og LPG nga nagkantidad og kapin P200 alang sa 2.5 kilograms ngadto sa P600 alang sa 11 kilograms. Gibutyag ni Labios nga nidagsang ang LPG-refilled canisters sa Mindanao ug Cebu ug nagsugod na karon og tubo sa Negros Oriental ug Leyte. Ang DOE-Visayas nakatala na og tulo ka pagbuto tungod sa paggamit sa LPG-refilled butane canisters sa Cebu apan wala hinuo’y natala nga na-angol sa maong pagbuto. Gipalig-on na karon sa DOE-Visayas ang pag-monitor sa mga ilegal o backyard refilling sa LPG sa tibuok rehiyon apan matud pa ni Labios nga limitado lamang ang ilang aksiyon tungod sa kakulang sa manpower diin may 6 lamang ka inspectors alang sa tibuok rehiyon. Ubos sa Presidential Decree 1865, ilegal ang pagnegosyo, pagbaligya, pag-distribute o paghakot sa LPG-refilled canisters ug kadtong mapamatud-ang molapas niini pahamtangan og duha hangtud sa lima ka tuig nga pagkabilanggo ug multa nga nagkantidad og P20,000 taman P50,000....Pamilya Garay sa Can-upao, Jagna, mo-representar sa nat’l level sa Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya
TAGBILARAN CITY, September 13 (PIA)–Ang pamilya Garay gikan sa Can-upao, Jagna ning lalawigan sa Bohol ang napiling regional winner sa Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya ning tuig sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Human sa pagdaog sa regional search niadtong Hulyo 7, 2016, ang pamilya nilang Vicente ug Marissa Garay, mo-representar sa DSWD-7 alang sa national competition nga nipili lamang sa lima ka pamilya gikan sa 16 ka regional entries. Ang pamilya Garay makigtigi sa uban pang pamilya gikan sa Rehiyon III, IV-A,V ug VI karong Setyembre 30. Samtang ang national awarding ipahigayon sa syudad sa Quezon karong Oktubre 1 nga natunong sa culmination sa Family Week celebration nga gisaulog matag katapusan nga semana sa Setyembre. “Dili g’yud namo maukit sa pulong among kalipay sa pagkadaug sa among pamilya kay ang among nadawat nga ganti nakatabang ug daku sa among pamilya ilabi na nga graduating among anak nga si Ivy ug daghan kaayong galastuhanan,” matud pa ni Marissa. Si Ivy ang ilang kamagulangan nga gipaabot nga matapos sa electrical engineering karong Oktubre. Sunod niya si Rose Marie nga naa na karon sa 3rd year college nga nikuha sa kursong Bachelor of Education, sunod si Prince nga naa pa sa day care ug ang ilang kamanghuran nga si Vincent Ian nga lima ka bulan pa lamang. Samtang ang ubang anak nila nga sila Aria Venice, Lee Mark ug Vic Jun mga children-beneficiaries sa Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino program nga nagtungha sa Bohol Institute of Technology-Jagna ug Jagna Central Elementary School. Si Vicente usa ka active religious leader ug usa ka mangingisda samtang si Marissa usa ka katabang sa panimalay nga mokita...LPA sa E. Visayas, magdala og ulan sa dakung parte sa nasod
TAGBILARAN CITY, September 9 (PIA)–Naa na sa bisinidad sa Eastern Visayas ang low pressure area (LPA) nga unang nasigpatan sa sidlakang parte sa Mindanao. Matud pa ni Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forcaster Glaiza Escullar, katapusang nasigpatan ang LPA sa Guiuan, Eastern Samar. Gipaabot nga magdala ang maong weather disturbance og kusog nga ulan sa Eastern Samar, CARAGA, Dinagat, Zamboanga Peninsula ug Palawan. Bisan ang Bohol, Cebu ug Negros, dayag usab sa kusog nga pag-ulan. Gipasidan-an ang mga nagpuyo sa low lying areas tungod sa hulga sa pagbaha ug pagdahili sa yuta. Samtang sa Metro Manila usab, gipaabot ang thunderstorm ilabi na sa kahaponon ug gabii....24/7 hotline sa DOLE, gibuksan na
TAGBILARAN CITY, September 7 (PIA)–Gibuksan na ang 24/7 call center hotline sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) kagahapon didto sa kaulohan. Ang mga adunay pangutana ug reklamo mahimong motawag sa 24/7 hotline nga 1349 alang sa Metro Manila, 1800-8888-1349 alang sa mga naa sa mga lalawigan ug 800-8888-1349 alang sa mga naa sa ubang nasod toll free. Tubagon sa maong call center ang mga reklamo ug sumbong sa mga empleyado batok sa mga abusadong employer. Mahimo usab motawag ang bisan kinsa alang sa ilang pangutana kalabot sa suholan, katungod ug benepisyo sa mga empleyado, local ug overseas employment opportunities, working condition, labor relations ug post employment issues. Gawas niini, ang mga sumbong kalabot sa illegal recruitment, child labor ug endo dawaton usab sa call center. Adunay 10 ka telepono ug computer set ang maong 24/7 action center nga atimanon sa 40 ka kawani sulod sa 24 oras. Ang 24/7 action center nahimutang sa ikaupat nga andana sa buhatan sa DOLE sa Intramurous, Manila ug adunay katakos nga ma-track on-time ang status sa mga reklamo....National News
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